A magnetic chicane also called a bunch compressor helps form dense bunches of electrons in a free-electron laser.[1][2] A magnetic chicane makes electrons detour slightly from their otherwise straight path, and in that way is similar to a chicane on a road.
A magnetic chicane consists of four dipole magnets, giving electrons at the beginning of a bunch a longer path than electrons at the end of the bunch, thereby allowing the lagging electrons to catch up.[3][4][5]
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